CHILLIWACK, B.C. - An RCMP officer has pleaded guilty in a deadly crash that claimed the life of a 20-year-old man in B.C.'s Fraser Valley last year.

Const. Jordan Braid admitted to driving without due care and attention in Chilliwack court on Wednesday, while a charge of dangerous driving cause death was stayed.

He has been fined a total of $1,725, including a $225 victim fine surcharge.

Braid was on duty in July 2011 and driving an RCMP vehicle when he crashed head-on into a car driven by Steve Genberg in Agassiz, B.C.

He was charged after Abbotsford Police conducted an independent review of the crash.

Braid now faces an internal RCMP review of his conduct.

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RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson has the job of cleaning up the Mounties' internal disciplinary process. Mounties have repeatedly written the commissioner saying they disapprove of the job he's doing, drawing sharp rebukes from the tough-talking commissioner.

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In 2008 the RCMP were accused of misusing public funds to pay for studies aimed at undermining the legitimacy of InSite, a safe injection facility in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

Benjamin "Monty" Robinson resigned from the RCMP after a string of incidents including a conviction for obstruction of justice after he hit and killed a motorcyclist then went home and drank vodka to "calm his nerves." He still faces a perjury trial for his role in the 2007 Taser incident that resulted in the death of Robert Dziekanski.

Robert Dziekanski died after being Tasered by a group of RCMP officers at Vancouver International Airport. A public inquiry later determined that Mounties were not justified in using Tasers to subdue the Polish immigrant, who appeared erratic and nervous after 10 hours of waiting to be picked up from the airport. A perjury trial concerning the officers involved is still pending.

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An unidentified Ottawa RCMP officer is facing multiple charges after a child abuse investigation.
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